| State | Pre-Lien Notice | Notice of Intent | Lien Notice |
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| Alabama | Required before lien | | Within 6 months from last day for Original Contractors.
Within 4 months for Subs and Material Suppliers. |
| Alaska | Before Performance | | Within 90 days after last performance, if no notice of completion was filed
Within 90 days if notice of completion was filed and contractor gave pre-lien.
Within 15 days if notice of completion was filed. |
| Arizona | Within 20 days from first day of work
If the actual services provided exceed more than 20% of the original preliminary notice dollar amount, you must file an amended preliminary notice to all parties in order for your lien rights to be valid for the full dollar amount. | | Contractor within 120 days from last day of work or completion, whichever is sooner or within 60 days if notice of completion was filed. |
| Arkansas | Before work begins | 10 day notice to owner(s), except for original contractors. | Within 120 days from last day of work |
| California | Within 20 days from first day of work, for Subs and Material Suppliers | | Contractors, within 60 days of last day of work or within 30 days if notice of completion was filed.
Subs and Material Suppiers, within 90 days of last day of work or within 30 days if notice of completion was filed. |
| Colorado | | Within 10 days before filing lien. | Within 4 months of last day of work. |
| Connecticut | | Within 90 days of last day of work. | Within 90 days of last day of work. |
| Delaware | Contractors who have a contract with the owner and who provides both labor & materials. | | Within 120 days but not before 90 days after last date of work or delivery. |
| District of Columbia | First day of work or during construction. | | Within in 3 months from last day of work. |
| Florida | Within 45 days from first day of work. | | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| Georgia | Within 30 days from first day of work. | | Within 3 months after last day of work. |
| Hawaii | | Within 45 days of last day of work. | Within 1 year and 45 days if no notice was filed. |
| Idaho | | Within 24 hrs. of filing lien. | Within 90 days of last day of work. |
| Illinois | Subs and Material Suppliers for residential Within 60 days from first day of work or delivery. | Subs and Material Suppliers, Within 90 days after last day of performance. | Contractors, within 4 months after last performance against third parties and subsequent owners
Within 2 years after last performance against original owner(s).
Subs and Material Suppliers, 10 days after filing lien notice. |
| Indiana | | Within 30 days from first day of work for alterations or repair. | Within 60 days after last day of work. |
| Iowa | Within 10 days from start for original contractor with no written contract on a remodel. | | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| Kansas | | Required before lien | Within 4 months from last day of work for contractors
Within 3 months for Subcontractors and Material suppliers. |
| Kentucky | | Within 75 days on last day for claims less than $1000
Within 120 days for claims over $1000. | Within 6 months after last day of work. |
| Louisiana | General Contractor, before works begins. | Within 30 days from first day of work. | Within 60 days of last day of work. |
| Maine | General Contractor prior to sale.
Sub Contractors on residential before payment to general. Commercial, none needed. | | Within 90 days of last day of work. |
| Maryland | | Within 120 days after last day of work. | Within 180 days. |
| Massachusetts | * Call for Additional Information * | | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| Michigan | Within 20 days from first day of work. | | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| Minnesota | Within 45 days from first day of work.
General Contractor (without contact), Within 10 days from start. | | Within 120 days from last day of work. |
| Mississippi | General contractors can file liens.
Sub contractors and Material Suppliers can file stop notices. | | Within 12 months after last day of work. |
| Missouri | Original construction immediately. | 10 days before lien | Within 6 months from last day of work. |
| Montana | Within 20 days from first day of work. | | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| Nebraska | Optional, but advisable. | | Within 120 days from last day of work. |
| Nevada | Within 31 days from first day of work. | | Within 40 days from last day of work with notice of completion filed.
Within 90 days of last day or completion without notice of completion filed. |
| New Hampshire | Before first day of work. | | With notice valid for 120 days |
| New Jersey | Commercial NUB (optional)
Residential- NUB is required. | | Within 90 days from last day of work.
Within 10 of arbitrator's decision. |
| New Mexico | Residential Within 20 days from first day.
Commercial Within 60 days from first day. | | Within 129 days from last day of work for Original Contractors.
All others Within 90 days after last day of work. |
| New York | | | Within 4 months from last day of work on residential.
Within 8 months for commercial. |
| North Carolina | | | Within 120 days from last day of work. |
| North Dakota | | 15 days before lien is filed. | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| Ohio | Within 21 days from first day of work. | | Within 60 days from last day of work residential.
Within in 75 days for commercial. |
| Oklahoma | Before the first week on remodels. | | Within 90 days from last day of work for Subcontractors and Material Suppliers.
Within 4 months for General Contractors. |
| Oregon | Residential anytime after first day of work. | | Within 75 days after last day of work. |
| Pennsylvania | Before completion. | Within 30 days of filing lien | Within 4 months after last day of work. |
| Rhode Island | | Within 120 days of first day of work. | Within 120 days. |
| South Carolina | Subcontractors and Suppliers as soon as possible. | | Within 90 days of last day of work. |
| South Dakota | Optional, but advisable. | | Within 120 days of last day of work. |
| Tennessee | (Original) Contractor prior to work, can be a misdemeanor if not given but does not affect lien rights. | | Within 90 days of last day of work. |
| Texas | No later than the 15th day of the 3rd month all or part of labor or material was produced. | | No later than 15th day of 4th month after last day of work. |
| Utah | Within 45 days from start. | | Within 90 days of last day of work. |
| Vermont | | Anytime, not required but advisable. | Within 120 days last day of work. |
| Virginia | | | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| Washington | | Within 10 days of first day work for single-family residence
Within 60 days from first day of work for commercial or multi family projects. | Within 90 days from last day of work. |
| West Virginia | | Within 75 days of completion | Within 90 days of completion. |
| Wisconsin | Within 60 days from first day of work. | Within 5 months from last day of work. | Within 6 months from last day of work. |
| Wyoming | Within 30 days from first day of work. | Within 10 of filing lien | Within 90 days of last day of work. |
